Besides all these oneworld member airlines, Global Explorer also covers a number of airlines that are not part of the global alliance - Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines and its Horizon Airlines sister, Fiji Airways, Meridiana fly, WestJet and now also Bangkok Airways.

Flights carrying the Qantas code but operated by Air Tahiti Nui and Jetstar are also included, further expanding the reach covered by this fare.
oneworld vice president commercial Stephen Usery said: “We are delighted to extend the reach offered by Global Explorer still further with the addition of Bangkok Airways.

“Asia’s Boutique Airline matches well the quality of oneworld’s member airlines and it adds an attractive network in one of the regions most popular with round-the-world travelers.”

Global Explorer is one of two round-the-world fares offered by oneworld.

The alliance’s other round-the-world fare is oneworld Explorer.

This includes travel on the alliance’s existing member airlines and affiliates only.

Uniquely, prices are based on the number of continents visited, rather than on the distance flown.

oneworld offers one of the most extensive ranges of alliance fares.

For those who don’t want to fly all around the world, these include Circle fares for traveling through several continents without actually circumnavigating the globe and Visit passes for each continent and various specific regions.